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Mac OS X Versus Windows Vista
An anonymous reader writes "With Macworld set to start Jan. 8, InformationWeek has a detailed comparison that pits Mac OS X against Vista. According to reviewer John Welch, OS X wins hands down. The important point: he doesn't say Vista is bad, just that technically speaking, OS X remains way ahead. Do you agree?"
When I use a system, I expect the source code to be fully accessible to me. I want to be able to inspect the quality of that system for myself, and fix it myself if the need arises. A system like FreeBSD is excellent in this regard, as are most Linux distributions.
Mac OS X and Windows Vista completely fail in this area, however. I cannot see the source code to the window systems of either, for instance. Nor can I inspect the kernel source code. Mac OS X is perhaps slightly less terrible in this regard, as they do make use of some open source software. For some of the stuff they modify, like GCC, they release the source code to. That's not at all the case with Vista.
"Technical superiority doesn't mean as much when you can't get vendor support"
What vendor support? A while back I set up a wireless/dell/btinternet laptop. I have been back in three times since for unpaid for tech support. The talking CD wasn't configured to pick up wireless connections. Sound doesn't work except under admin, Talk/Talk as stopped working for no reason. The spam blocker freezes on downloading of email. The call center in India wrongly advises me a) the router is incompatible with BT b)to replace the NIC card and/or c) reinstall.
was Vendor support (Score:3, You're kidding)
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if I could buy the DVD and install it on any computer. At least Apple could let any distributer buy the software to install on a computer with the required EFI chip instead of locking it down only to their hardware. Until Jobs stop this it's "mine, mine, mine!" idealogue with Apple OS's they will always have a limited marketplace. I predict the use of bootcamp to boot winXP on a mac will kill the Mac OS in one year. My mac frind now use winXP 99% of the time on his mac intel.
The thing about PC gaming is that games on PC don't really use the operating system at all. They all run in full-screen mode with their own UI. As long as your version of Windows has the needed version of DirectX, etc. etc., a committed PC gamer doesn't really care if he's running Vista, XP, 2K, or 95.
The other thing worth noting is that Vista's hardware requirements make it difficult for users to upgrade their PCs; most people who want Vista's bells and whistles will need to buy a new machine. Since that's the case, it's worth telling them about how Vista stacks up to OS X, which will also need a new box of hardware.
How many people need Final Cut Pro?
I have no idea what it is and I probably will never have any use for it
I find the article in macworld to be of similar quality as if Windows magazine had done the same comparison and found Vista to beat OSX hands down. I'm so impressed! NOT!
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